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K-3
Illustrated by
Nicole Wong.
This humorous folktale adaptation explains why the Chinese calendar uses specific animal names for the twelve years. The emperor, bemoaning that "we cannot recall the years," devises a race--the first twelve animals to finish will have a year named after them. Both text and ornate illustrations give personalities to each of the animals, the emperor, and his devoted advisors.
24 pp.
| Capstone
| August, 2011
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LibraryISBN 978-1-4296-6891-0$25.99
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K-3
A+ Books Bilingüe: Mídelo / Measure It series.
Length and Distance shows Sue measuring her pets, her plant, a truck, the depth of a pool, and her own height. Time explains time measurements as Ann's family prepares to go on vacation. Color photos and text are a little awkward in these otherwise helpful bilingual books. Interesting facts about measurement are appended. Websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these A+ Books Bilingüe: Mídelo / Measure It titles: ¿Cómo mides le tiempo? / How Do You Measure Time? and ¿Cómo mides la longitud y la distancia? / How Do You Meaure Length and Distance?.
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K-3
MathStart series.
Illustrated by
Marsha Winborn.
When Grandma's cat has kittens, Joey and Lisa pick Pepper as their own, and Lisa writes a year's worth of monthly journal entries about Pepper. The colorful illustrations are busy with details, holiday references, and facts about cats, which may overshadow the concept at hand. Included at the end of the book are a year's calendar and suggestions for parents to help clarify the concept of time.
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K-3
Illustrated by
Megan Halsey.
Enticing, child-centered reasons for learning to tell time ("to know when our friends are coming over" or "so we won't miss our favorite TV show") lure readers into a lengthy description of time units and a series of exercises in reading digital and analog clocks. Cartoon illustrations in gouache and pen and ink are colorful and an integral part of the overly perky, lesson-like text.
48 pp.
| Lothrop
| April, 1999
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TradeISBN 0-688-14548-5$$16.00
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LibraryISBN 0-688-14549-3$$15.93
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4-6
Illustrated by
Giulio Maestro.
Geared specifically for the advent of the new millennium, this overview of timekeeping begins with prehistoric "calendar sticks" and stone structures, and continues through today's ultra-precise atomic clocks. The text takes a broad multicultural approach, showing how science, history, and societal differences have influenced the calendar; the color illustrations are executed in styles that match the eras and cultures discussed in the volume. Ind.